“Uncharted” has two slam-bang action setpieces, some lackluster plotting, a charming leading man turn from Tom Holland, an ensemble of wasted supporting players and a woefully miscast Mark Wahlberg. Does that add up to a hidden treasure or a disappointing haul? Well, that lies in the eyes of the fortune hunter. Here's film critic Caroline Siede's review.
Mark Wahlberg stars as Victor"Sully" Sullivan and Tom Holland is Nathan Drake in Columbia Pictures' UNCHARTED. Photo by: Clay EnosHere’s the assorted loot you’ll find in the treasure chest of "Uncharted": Two slam-bang action setpieces, some lackluster plotting, a charming leading man turn from Tom Holland, an ensemble of wasted supporting players and a woefully miscast.
There’s even a touch of the Tom Cruise classic "Cocktail" in there too. When we first meet Holland’s Nate Drake, he’s a full-time bartender, part-time pickpocket with charisma to spare. Soon enough, however, his small-scale crimes get a big-scale upgrade when he’s roped into a global-hopping adventure alongside Victor "Sully" Sullivan , a selfish fortune hunter on a quest to find Magellan’s lost gold.There’s ostensibly a personal connection at play too.
, who seems to have spent no more than two days filming his role as the film’s aristocratic big bad. Yet just when "Uncharted" starts to become a slog, it throws in an action sequence that perks things up considerably. Yes, a lot of these setpieces come from the video game, and, yes, most of them have been spoiled by the film’s trailers.
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